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Petition Letter: Hello Associate Dean of Studies,

My name is Kimberly Caldwell, and I am a fourth year Sociology major student in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences as well as the Concurrent Education Faculty. I am writing to appeal to add SOCY301: Selected Topics in Sociology to my schedule late.

At the beginning of this semester I received an email from the Concurrent Education Assistant stating that I was enrolled in the appropriate number of courses this semester to move into final year of Con-Ed next year. However, after applying to graduate with the Faculty of Arts and Science I was informed that I actually am still in need of 3.0 credits in sociology to graduate. As soon as I received this e-mail I met with Michelle Underhill, the sociology Undergraduate Program Assistant who informed me that I would need to appeal to add the course. She explained that what could have happened was that, if there was still a course in my shopping cart on Solus, then it would have looked like I was in 6 courses, or 18.0 credits for this winter semester when I was actually only enrolled in 5 courses, or 15.0 credits, with the other 3.0 credit in my shopping cart.

As I was made aware of this yesterday, Monday, January 18th, and the last day for the add/drop period for courses for this semester was Friday, January 12th, I need to appeal to get into this course. According to Solus there are forty-four seats available still for the lecture, and therefore I have started to attend these lectures. Both lectures for this course fit into my schedule of courses for this semester. I have also asked a friend in the course for the syllabus and the notes from the lectures I missed already, to make sure I get caught up as soon as possible.

I have successfully emailed both the Chair of Undergraduate Studies for Sociology, Martin Hand, and the instructor of the course, David Murakami Wood, who both have given me permission to enroll in SOCY301 late.